Posted on 02/12/2011 6:18:30 PM PST by kristinn
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) , a conservative libertarian group founded in 1960 at the estate of William F. Buckley, expelled Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, from their advisory board on Saturday. The organization released the following statement on Saturday afternoon:
The National Board of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF)—America's oldest conservative-libertarian activist group—has, per curium, voted to purge Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) from YAF’s National Advisory Board.
YAF’s concern with Rep. Paul stems from his delusional and disturbing alliance with the fringe Anti-War movement.
“It is a sad day in American history when a one-time conservative-libertarian stalwart has fallen more out of touch with America’s needs for national security than the current feeble and appeasing administration,” said YAF’s Senior National Director Jordan Marks.
“Who would have ever thought that we would see the day when YAF was more aligned with the Obama administration than a formerly conservative Republican congressman? Rep. Paul's refusal to support our nation’s military and national security interests border on treason, aside from his failure to uphold his oath to the United States Constitution and defend our country and citizens against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” Marks continued.
SNIP
YAF National Chairman Michael Jones issued the following statement on this issue:
SNIP “Freedom and prosperity cannot peacefully exist alongside radical Islam. It is unfortunate that Ron Paul--a member of the U.S. Congress-- does not understand this. Surely, our enemies do.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
FYI.
FYI.
Why did it take them so long to figure this out?
What took them so long. He’s being hanging out with the Pinkos for some time now.
Good on YAF. Paul’s right about the Fed but wrong on too many other things. Guy’s a flake.
Buckley was a "conservative libertarian?"
Not that anyone has ever heard of them anyway, but they should rename their organization to CDYAF, for "Completely Delusional Young Americans for Freedom."
And yet he wins the straw poll at CPAC- leading me to believe we’re going to have to deal with the Paul supporters again in the 2012 election cycle.
To say he’s fringe is an understatement.
Waiting for this to be reported, vocally and via screen ticker, every few minutes as is Paul’s straw poll victory on Fox News...and waiting...and waiting...and waiting.........
“Paul is correct about the Fed... but that doesn’t matter if we are all dead.”
ditto
Can it exist alongside non-radical Islam?? Show me a country that is majority Muslim where "freedom and prosperity peacefully exist."
Buckley was another proto Big Government faux conservative, that’s all.
“Not that anyone has ever heard of them anyway...”
Where have you been hiding for the past 50 years? No one’s ever heard of them? You didn’t happen to see the celebrations at the Reagan Ranch last week did you? The ones sponsored by YAF?
How is YAF ‘delusional’?
That’s the way I feel about him.
Without Buckley there would never have been Reagan in 1980.
You and AAABest hitting the same bong?
Good question. . .scary, really, the 'blind dynamics' here; but at least, now; they have. . and are doing something about it.
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